Cupcakes - recipes

Tea with pastries like to drink in many countries. But especially in Russia.
Inventive mistress each time coming up with new recipes that the tea party was not boring. It can be pies, pastries, cakes, biscuits and, of course, cupcakes. Today a hero of our article will be cake.

The first cupcakes started to cook in ancient Rome. The recipe was different from that to which today we are accustomed. In particular, it was barley mash and grain of the grant. In the Middle ages in this dish appeared the name that has remained with him to this day - cupcake. Cupcakes have gained special popularity when cooking finally started to use sugar. There are plenty of recipes that varied from country to country.

For example, in Germany at Christmas, it is customary to make the cake Stollen. In the UK it is customary to decorate the cupcakes with marzipan, serve warm with tea and eat with butter. Even the British are more popular scaled-down version of cupcake - muffin. In the U.S. believe that the stronger the cake soaked in liqueur or brandy - the better. In Russia the species of cake, perhaps, include the famous "Rum Baba".

In many countries, the cake is a festive dish and cook it only for Christmas. But it's not about us! We love cupcakes and enjoy yummy cupcakes for tea and in a normal day.

To prepare cake, you can use a lot of toppings (nuts and dried fruits, jams, fresh fruit), but the most popular in Russia raisins.

Perhaps the traditional form cake pan - round. But housewife fantasies - make cupcakes in the form of various geometric shapes. Type of test here, too, choose what you like, it can be as yeast and biscuit. Cupcake can make oily, feels like a little "wet". You can make a drier then while cooking the dough does not need to add much oil.

Keep in mind that during cooking, the dough will increase almost two times, so count the size of the form. And don't try to impress household size of cake - there is a possibility that a large cake will be baked. Of course, there are stories of a giant cupcakes even entered the Guinness Book of world Records and weighed more than seventy pounds. But we do not pursue sizes and tastes!

The finished cake can be decorated by glaze, powdered sugar, fruit and berries. And to cook it not necessarily for the holiday. Cupcake is a great addition to Breakfast or tea during the day.

The cake - not the kind of dessert that is prepared quickly. First, knead the dough, then baking and finally the decoration… Although the Internet has recipes "cakes in a hurry". But those who have never tried it with a microwave, cooking cake will take some time. But we hasten to reassure: in any case, the cake to cook just enough!

Cupcake is a great option for Breakfast, afternoon snack or tea at work with colleagues. So warm up your oven, it's time for delicious baking!

English muffin with tea

You will need:
200 grams soft butter,
what kind of oil to choose? we'll show
150 grams of sugar,
4 eggs,
1 pinch of salt
grated zest
1 lemon,
300 grams of flour,
1 teaspoon of powder for baking,
1 tablespoon brown rum,
100 grams of candied fruit,
100 grams of raisins,
100 grams of chopped almonds.

Preparation: Cream butter and sugar put in a bowl and beat with a mixer. Then, continuing to whisk, add the eggs, salt and lemon zest. Mix flour with baking powder baking. In the egg-oil mixture add queue flour, raisins, candied fruits, raisins and almonds. Mix well. Heat oven to 175 degrees. Form of grease with butter and lay the dough. Bake in middle of oven for about 70-80 minutes, the Cake is ready, if you stuck him in the match will not stick to the dough. When the surface of the cake will be covered with Golden-brown crust, remove it from the oven, a little chill.

Cupcake chocolate

You will need:
200 grams of butter,
4 tablespoons cocoa
1.5 cups of sugar,
1/2 Cup milk
2 cups flour,
1/2 teaspoon soda
4 eggs,
raisins and nuts.

Preparation: In an aluminium pan melt butter, add cocoa, sugar, milk. Stir and boil, cool. A few tablespoons of this mass should be poured into a Cup for the glaze. In the mass add flour, baking soda, eggs, raisins, chopped walnuts.
Best cupcake bake in a special round shape with a hole in the middle. If such forms are not, do it yourself: in the middle of a deep frying pan, put an empty tin can (tinned).
Grease a mold and pour into it a lot. Place in oven and bake at medium heat.

Cake with yogurt

You will need: 2.5 cups flour, 1/2 Cup rye flour, 1.5 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 1 Cup yogurt, 250 g softened butter, 1 tablespoon (no slides) of yeast.

Preparation: Mix the sifted rye and wheat flour with dry yeast. Softened butter whipped with sugar and, continuing to whisk, beat eggs one by one, gradually add the flour with dry yeast and add the yogurt.
All knead until smooth.
Form cake pan greased with oil, put it obtained the dough and place in preheated oven.
Bake in a moderate oven for 50-60 minutes.
The finished cake is cut and cooled.

Cupcakes "Baby"

You will need:
280 g flour,
120 g butter,
3 egg yolks,
salt,
20 grams of yeast,
lemon juice,
grated lemon rind,
50 ml of rum,
10 g vanilla sugar,
250 g of cherries,
150 g of sugar,
300 ml milk
3 eggs.

Preparation: 50 ml of warm water, yeast, 60 g of flour to make the dough and put to increase in volume.
Butter with a pinch of salt, 50 g sugar, stir until foamy state, adding one 3 egg yolks. Then add 160 g flour, the yeast, and stir well until smooth.
Small tins greased with oil, fill to 3/4 height, weight and place the dough. The risen dough to bake in the hot oven.
The finished cupcakes pour over the rum.
To make the cream: 3 egg yolks, 70 g sugar, 60 g flour 100 ml milk stir until achieving a smooth mass.
The rest of the milk with the vanilla to boil and without removing from the heat, pour in the egg mass (all time, beating well with a whisk).
3 egg protein and 30 grams of sugar beat in a solid foam. After removing from heat boiling mass, mix it with foam.
Finish cream to cool, place in a piping bag and decorate the cupcakes with different figures.
On top garnish with whole cherries.

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